Bangladesh Women set for historic England tour

Bangladesh Women's team is set to embark on its maiden bilateral tour of England to play a six-match white-ball series in September 2027.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the development on Thursday as part of its international fixtures.

Bangladesh women's team is scheduled to play three T20Is and as many ODIs. The tour will begin with the opening T20I at Northampton on September 8 before the second and third matches are played in Taunton and Worcester on September 10 and 12, respectively.

The teams will then switch to the ODI format, with matches scheduled at Hove on September 17, Canterbury on September 21, and Chelmsford on September 24.

The women's tour will commence after Bangladesh's men's cricket team travels to England for a Test series after 17 years.

Bangladesh's men's team is all set to play a historic one-off Test at Lord's in May 2027. The game will mark Bangladesh's first men's Test in England since 2010. It is scheduled to begin on May 28 at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

ECB Chief Executive Officer Richard Gould welcomed Bangladesh's return to England, saying he believes both tours will strengthen the cricketing ties between the two nations.

"We are excited to welcome Bangladesh Men for a one-off Test at Lord's, which will be the first time we have played them at home in a Test since 2010 while also hosting Bangladesh Women in a white-ball series," Gould said in the ECB release.

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